China and the United States battle for supremacy
But their great power rivalry has left Indo-Pacific nations questioning an American or Chinese hegemony
United States
China’s AI elite issue stark warning amid US rivalry
Executives from Alibaba, Tencent and Zhipu have painted a grim picture of an ‘overstretched sector’
Xi left rattled by Venezuela intelligence failure
Maduro capture exposes the flaws in China’s ‘real-time’ intell and threatens its trade in Latin America
Big loser China brands US of ‘colonial pillaging’
Fallout from the American military operation in Venezuela triggers a war of words from Beijing
EV revolution threatens to leave the US behind
It risks becoming ‘an isolated island of gas-powered’ autos in a Chinese ‘electric vehicle world’
Why a US-China G2 risks undermining multipolar world
‘Trump’s evolving Beijing strategy complicates policy choices in Asian capitals’
China’s ‘Manhattan Project’ sparks AI chip fears
Former engineers of semiconductor giant ASML reportedly used parts from old machines for a prototype
Nvidia deal signals Trump’s shifting priorities
His ‘decision to allow sensitive exports to China is stunning and challenges how trade controls work’
Trump’s strategy to ‘promote an illiberal world’
Rather than highlighting threats from China or Russia, the first MAGA security plan targets Europe
Xi, Trump and Putin take turns to pummel Europe
Trade and security fears stalk the halls of power in the capitals of the EU and the rest of Europe